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Apr 27, 2024

Stir-Fried Cellophane Noodles with Enoki Mushrooms

You need to try these stir-fried cellophane noodles with enoki mushrooms, carrots, and snow peas tossed in a flavorful sauce of chicken broth, soy sauce, garlic, and toasted sesame oil. They're soooo good! 

Stir-Fried Cellophane Noodles with Enoki Mushrooms in a blue patterned bowl.


The transparent noodles absorb the wonderful flavors from the sauce. This stir-fry is super easy and amazingly delicious. 

Apr 23, 2024

Italian Pane di Genzano

Pane di Genzano is a wonderful soft country bread, ideal for a picnic in the Italian countryside with cheese and salami. 

Italian Pane di Genzano slices in a basket.


This Pane di Genzano comes with a crunchy and thick crust which belies its super soft interior. 

Apr 20, 2024

Garlic and Vegetable Cheese Spread

This garlic and vegetable cheese spread is so flavorful on crackers, bagels, rye toast, and crudités. 

Garlic and Vegetable Cheese Spread with crackers on a plate.


This garlic and vegetable cheese spread is really easy to throw together at the last minute, yet it's elegant enough for a dinner party. 

Fresh Strawberry Cinnamon Roll Cake (with Lemony Glaze)

This cinnamon roll cake, filled with a cinnamon strawberry jam, is actually two giant cinnamon rolls stacked on top of each other and drizzled with a lemony glaze. 

Fresh Strawberry Cinnamon Roll Cake with strawberries.


This "cake" begins with two eight-inch yeasted cinnamon rolls baked in cake pans. The rolls are filled with a cinnamon-y strawberry jam, rolled up, baked, and drizzled with a lemony cream cheese glaze. 

Apr 16, 2024

Bolos do Caco with Chouriço

These chouriço stuffed bolos do caco are a delicious twist on the traditional Madieran sweet potato flatbread. 

  

Bolos do Caco with Chouriço in a basket with one roll in front.


Bolo do Caco originated in the Portuguese islands of Madiera, off of the coast of Africa. They are a flatbread that also includes sweet potatoes, which evidently do very well on the island and also help stretch a limited supply of wheat. 

Apr 13, 2024

El Pollo Loco Chicken Tortilla Soup (Copycat)

This El Pollo Loco Chicken Tortilla Soup is an amazing meal in a bowl. 

El Pollo Loco Chicken Tortilla Soup in bowls.


I love, love, love this chicken tortilla soup. It's loaded with shredded chicken and pico de gallo, and is topped with crispy tortilla strips. 

Cauliflower Cheese

Cauliflower Cheese is a delicious dish of cauliflower baked in the cheesiest cheddar sauce until it is bubbly and golden. 

Cauliflower Cheese in two white bowls.



Cauliflower cheese is the name for an English dish. No, it's not cheese made from cauliflower. It's cauliflower smothered in a sauce loaded with real cheddar cheese, and then baked. Along with the cheese, it's flavored with mustard powder and ground cayenne.